Photo Release

Congress opens COCs for President, Vice President: The Senate and the House of Representatives, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, open on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, the first ballot box containing Certificates of Canvass (COCs) for votes cast for President and Vice President in the May 9 elections. Following a directive from Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, Senate Secretary Myra Marie Villarica and House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza, during the joint congressional session, unlatched a ballot box containing COCs from Cambodia. The ballot box would then be resealed and turned over for canvassing by a joint committee consisting of 14 members from both the Senate and House, with eight more as alternative members. Also in photos are Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez. (Albert Calvelo and Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB)